Nakamura Umemaru

Nakamura Umemaru
初代中村梅丸
Born (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996
Tokyo, Japan
Other names Takasago-ya

Nakamura Umemaru (初代中村梅丸 Shodai Nakamura Umemaru, b. 12 September 1996) is a Japanese kabuki actor, the apprentice to Nakamura Baigyoku IV.

He was first exposed to kabuki when his parents, both of whom work in the publishing industry, brought him to see a play when he was three years old. At age six, he was first introduced to Nakamura Baigyoku, and began helping out backstage at the theatre.[1]

Taken under Baigyoku's wing, he first appeared on stage in 2005, under his birth name, in the role of Tōgashi's page in a production of Kanjinchō.[2] and was granted his kabuki stage-name in 2007.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "So you want to become a kabuki actor?" Mainichi Shimbun. 1 November 2009. Accessed 1 November 2009.
  2. Japan Actors' Association. "Shodai Nakamura Umemaru. 歌舞伎俳優名鑑 (Kabuki Haiyū Meikan, "Kabuki Actors Directory"). Accessed 1 November 2009.
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